Monitoring of persistent organic pollutants in Africa. Part 1: passive air sampling across the continent in 2008
Language English Country Great Britain, England Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
19890552
DOI
10.1039/b913415h
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Environmental Pollutants analysis MeSH
- Urban Population MeSH
- Environmental Monitoring * MeSH
- Organic Chemicals analysis MeSH
- Pesticide Residues analysis MeSH
- Seasons MeSH
- Rural Population MeSH
- Air Pollution analysis MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Africa MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Environmental Pollutants MeSH
- Organic Chemicals MeSH
- Pesticide Residues MeSH
A 6-month air sampling survey was conducted at 26 sites across the African continent with the aim to establish baseline information on contamination of ambient air with persistent organic pollutants (POPs) as a reference for future monitoring programs in the region. Sampling sites included continental, rural and urban backgrounds, agricultural and industrial sites as well as waste and obsolete pesticide dumps. Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans, polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides were low at most of the rural background sites, but they raise some concern in big cities. The large temporal variability in the pesticide concentrations suggested seasonal application of gamma-HCHs and endosulfans; levels of p,p'-DDT were often much higher than those of p,p'-DDE and indicated recent application of DDT.
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